2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team

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2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record10–3–5 (4–2–4 ACC)
Head coach
  • Tony Da Luz (27th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brittany Cameron (4th season)
  • Courtney Drummond (2nd season)
Home stadium Spry Stadium
Seasons
  2022
2024  
2023 ACC women's soccer standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L T PCTW L T PCT
No. 1 Florida State  y901 .9502201 .978
No. 16 Notre Dame  y712 .8001244 .700
No. 3 Clemson  y721 .7501844 .769
No. 8 North Carolina  y505 .7501328 .739
No. 6 Pittsburgh  y631 .6501761 .729
Wake Forest  424 .6001035 .694
Virginia  334 .500836 .647
Virginia Tech  460 .400783 .472
Louisville  352 .400495 .361
Duke  253 .350673 .469
NC State  253 .350396 .333
Miami (FL)  271 .2503104 .294
Boston College  064 .200396 .333
Syracuse  091 .0502142 .167
Conference champion
2023 ACC Tournament champion
y Invited to the NCAA Tournament
Source: The ACC
As of December 5, 2023
Rankings from United Soccer Coaches Poll

The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons women's soccer team represented Wake Forest University during the 2023 NCAA Division I women's soccer season. The Demon Deacons were led by head coach Tony Da Luz, in his twenty-seventh season. They played their home games at Spry Stadium. This was the team's 29th season playing organized women's college soccer, all of which have been played in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Contents

The Demon Deacons started the season well, winning their opening match versus Appalachian State. However, they only managed to tie their next game with Army. That tie would be the only blemish on their non-conference record. Their final record of 6–0–1 included wins over two Power 5 teams. Their ACC season started with a loss to a ranked Notre Dame, a tie, and a win against 22nd ranked Virginia. This earned them a spot in the rankings at number 25. After winning their next game, they moved up to number 17. However, they then hit a rough patch drawing three of the next four games and losing the other game to Pittsburgh. The loss saw them fall out of the rankings. They finished the season with two wins.

The Demon Deacons finished the season 10–2–5 overall and 4–2–4 in ACC ACC play to finish in sixth place. They qualified for the ACC Tournament, and lost in the First Round to Clemson. They were not invited to the NCAA Tournament.

Previous season

The Demon Deacons finished the season 9–7–3 overall and 3–6–1 in ACC ACC play to finish in ninth place. They were not invited to the ACC Tournament, but did receive an at-large invitation to the NCAA Tournament. As an unseeded team in the Alabama Bracket, they had a First Round match at South Carolina, which they lost 2–0 to end their season.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownReason for Departure
Kaitlyn Parks1GK5'7"Senior Upper Marlboro, Maryland Graduated
Giovanna DeMarco3MF5'7"Graduate Student Gwynedd Valley, Pennsylvania Graduated; drafted 45th overall
in the 2023 NWSL Draft
Courtney Evans5DFFreshman Springfield, Virginia
Madeline Allburn6MF5'8" Redshirt.svg Junior Ashburn, Virginia Graduated
Brooke Potter15FW5'5"Freshman Williamsburg, Virginia Transferred to James Madison
Lyndon Wood19MF5'9"Senior Raleigh, North Carolina Graduated
Aisha Polk36MFFreshman Dallas, Texas
Chidubem Dike99FW5'7"Freshman Greenville, South Carolina Transferred to South Carolina


Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Emily Murphy35FW5'6"Junior Windsor, England North Carolina

Recruiting Class

NameNationalityHometownClubTDS Rating
Valentina Amaral
GK
Flag of the United States.svg Oviedo, Florida Florida KrazeStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Sarah Brown
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Winter Park, Florida Orlando City (ECNL) Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Mary Jane Osborne
MF
Flag of the United States.svg Los Altos Hills, California Mountain View Los Altos SCStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Sierra Sythe
FW
Flag of the United States.svg Long Beach, California Beach FC (CA)Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Samantha Wiemann
DF
Flag of the United States.svg San Diego, California San Diego SurfStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Squad

Roster

As of November 28, 2023 [6]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
00 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Madison Howard
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Valentina Amaral
2 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Reese Kim
4 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nikayla Small
5 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA MJ Osborne
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Dempsey Brown
7 DF Flag of Iceland.svg  ISL Kristin Johnson
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kristi Vierra
9 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Caiya Hanks
10 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Malaika Meena
11 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Liv Stowell
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Morris
14 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carrie McIntire
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sammi Wiemann
16 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Alex Wood
17 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tyla Ochoa
18 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kate Dobsch
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sierra Sythe
No.Pos.NationPlayer
20 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Hannah Johnson
21 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Baylor Goldthwaite
22 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sasha Schwartz
23 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Allie Schmidt
24 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zara Chavoshi
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Sophie Faircloth
26 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Taryn Chance
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nadia DeMarinis
28 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Carly Wilson
29 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia DeMarinis
30 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Anna Swanson
31 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Olivia Duvall
32 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Emily Silva
33 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Abbie Colton
34 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laurel Ansbrow
35 FW Flag of England.svg  ENG Emily Murphy
39 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Laine Denatale
88 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Peyton Cahill

Team management

PositionStaff
Head CoachTony Da Luz
Associate Head CoachBrittany Cameron
Assistant CoachCourtney Drummond

Source: [6]

Schedule

Source: [7] [8]

Date
Time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
City, State
Non-Conference Regular Season
August 17*
7:00 p.m.,  ACCNX
Appalachian State W  1–0  1–0–0
Spry Stadium (751)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 20*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX
Army T  1–1  1–0–1
Spry Stadium (689)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 24*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Idaho State W  3–0  2–0–1
Spry Stadium (484)
Winston-Salem, NC
August 27*
1:00 p.m.,  BTN+
at  Purdue W  2–0  3–0–1
Folk Field (581)
West Lafayette, IN
August 31*
6:30 p.m.,  SECN+
at  Auburn W  2–0  4–0–1
Auburn Soccer Complex (780)
Auburn, AL
September 3*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
Iona W  6–0  5–0–1
Spry Stadium (748)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 7*
7:00 p.m.
at  Rhode Island W  3–1  6–0–1
URI Soccer Complex (75)
Kingston, RI
September 10*
12:00 p.m.,  ESPN+
at  Brown  Canceled [9]  
Stevenson Field
Providence, RI
ACC Regular Season
September 15
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at No. 13  Notre Dame L  1–3  6–1–1
(0–0–1)
Alumni Stadium (1,372)
Notre Dame, IN
September 21
8:00 p.m., ACCNX
NC State T  1–1  6–1–2
(0–1–1)
Spry Stadium (762)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 24
2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22  Virginia W  2–0  7–1–2
(1–1–1)
Spry Stadium (710)
Winston-Salem, NC
September 29
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 25at  Virginia Tech W  2–0  8–1–2
(2–1–1)
Thompson Field (1,107)
Blacksburg, VA
October 5
6:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 17at  Syracuse T  2–2  8–1–3
(2–1–2)
SU Soccer Stadium (153)
Syracuse, NY
October 8
1:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 17at  Pittsburgh L  1–4  8–2–3
(2–2–2)
Ambrose Urbanic Field (545)
Pittsburgh, PA
October 13
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 3  North Carolina T  1–1  8–2–4
(2–2–3)
Spry Stadium (1,280)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 19
6:00 p.m., ACCN
Boston College T  1–1  8–2–5
(2–2–4)
Spry Stadium (606)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 22
12:30 p.m., ACCNX
Louisville W  1–0  9–2–5
(3–2–4)
Spry Stadium (620)
Winston-Salem, NC
October 26
6:00 p.m., ACCN
at  Miami (FL) W  2–0  10–2–5
(4–2–4)
Cobb Stadium (196)
Coral Gables, FL
ACC Tournament
October 29
6:00 p.m., ACCN
(6)at (3) No. 8  Clemson
First Round
L  0–1  10–3–5
Riggs Field (795)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Awards and honors

RecipientAwardDateRef.
Laurel Ansbrow ACC Defensive Player of the Week October 3 [10]
Caiya Hanks All-ACC Second Team November 1 [11]
Dempsey Brown All-ACC Freshman Team

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
United Soccer [12] RVRV2517RVRV25Not released
TopDrawer Soccer [13] 25


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